Could not find any Global Catalog in forest
Hi, I am trying to install an Exchange 2007 server. I have a member 64 bit server installed running 2003 R2. I have had to clean up the active directory to get to this point, but I have one more error when trying to install. I have been through the posts and cannot seem to find a clear reference to the solution to this issue. When running the 2007 readiness checkI get the following eror. Summary: 3 item(s). 0 succeeded, 3 failed. Elapsed time: 00:00:12 Hub Transport Role PrerequisitesFailed Error:Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Could not find any Global Catalog in forest thesingers.name. Elapsed Time: 00:00:05 Client Access Role PrerequisitesFailed Error:Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Could not find any Global Catalog in forest thesingers.name. Elapsed Time: 00:00:04 Mailbox Role PrerequisitesFailed Error:Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Could not find any Global Catalog in forest thesingers.name. Elapsed Time: 00:00:01 I do have a Global Catalog and people are loging in correctly. DCdiag result; Domain Controller Diagnosis Performing initial setup: Done gathering initial info. Doing initial required tests Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\BO Starting test: Connectivity ......................... BO passed test Connectivity Doing primary tests Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\BO Starting test: Replications ......................... BO passed test Replications Starting test: NCSecDesc ......................... BO passed test NCSecDesc Starting test: NetLogons ......................... BO passed test NetLogons Starting test: Advertising ......................... BO passed test Advertising Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders ......................... BO passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders Starting test: RidManager ......................... BO passed test RidManager Starting test: MachineAccount ......................... BO passed test MachineAccount Starting test: Services ......................... BO passed test Services Starting test: ObjectsReplicated ......................... BO passed test ObjectsReplicated Starting test: frssysvol ......................... BO passed test frssysvol Starting test: frsevent There are warning or error events within the last 24 hours after the SYSVOL has been shared. Failing SYSVOL replication problems may cause Group Policy problems. ......................... BO failed test frsevent Starting test: kccevent ......................... BO passed test kccevent Starting test: systemlog An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0001B72 Time Generated: 11/06/2007 19:01:40 (Event String could not be retrieved) An Error Event occured. EventID: 0x00000457 Time Generated: 11/06/2007 19:03:11 (Event String could not be retrieved) An Error Event occured. EventID: 0x00000457 Time Generated: 11/06/2007 19:03:30 (Event String could not be retrieved) ......................... BO failed test systemlog Starting test: VerifyReferences ......................... BO passed test VerifyReferences Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones Starting test: CrossRefValidation ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CrossRefValidation Starting test: CheckSDRefDom ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones Starting test: CrossRefValidation ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CrossRefValidation Starting test: CheckSDRefDom ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom Running partition tests on : Schema Starting test: CrossRefValidation ......................... Schema passed test CrossRefValidation Starting test: CheckSDRefDom ......................... Schema passed test CheckSDRefDom Running partition tests on : Configuration Starting test: CrossRefValidation ......................... Configuration passed test CrossRefValidation Starting test: CheckSDRefDom ......................... Configuration passed test CheckSDRefDom Running partition tests on : thesingers Starting test: CrossRefValidation ......................... thesingers passed test CrossRefValidation Starting test: CheckSDRefDom ......................... thesingers passed test CheckSDRefDom Running enterprise tests on : thesingers.name Starting test: Intersite ......................... thesingers.name passed test Intersite Starting test: FsmoCheck ......................... thesingers.name passed test FsmoCheck There is only one DC so no replication is ever going to happen. Any help /comments would help. Thanks. Peter
November 6th, 2007 12:03pm

I'd start with the basics: Confirm your DNS is designed/operating properly Make sure that the DC is set as a GC in AD Sites and Services Run a netdiag on the DC Erik
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November 7th, 2007 1:42am

DNS is working The DC is set to GC in AD Below is the dump from netdiag H:\>netdiag ..................................... Computer Name: MSNPMX DNS Host Name: msnpmx.thesingers.name System info : Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 (Build 3790) Processor : AMD64 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3, AuthenticAMD List of installed hotfixes : KB921503 KB924667-v2 KB925398_WMP64 KB925876 KB925902 KB926122 KB926139 KB927891 KB929123 KB930178 KB932168 KB932596 KB933360 KB933729 KB935839 KB935840 KB936021 KB936782 KB938127 KB938127-IE7 KB939653-IE7 KB941202 Q147222 Netcard queries test . . . . . . . : Passed Per interface results: Adapter : Local Area Connection Netcard queries test . . . : Passed Host Name. . . . . . . . . : msnpmx.thesingers.name IP Address . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.78 Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway. . . . . . : 192.168.0.4 Primary WINS Server. . . . : 192.168.0.8 Dns Servers. . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.8 192.168.0.1 AutoConfiguration results. . . . . . : Passed Default gateway test . . . : Passed NetBT name test. . . . . . : Passed [WARNING] At least one of the <00> 'WorkStation Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names is missing. WINS service test. . . . . : Passed Global results: Domain membership test . . . . . . : Passed NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Passed List of NetBt transports currently configured: NetBT_Tcpip_{A24BEF08-ED5F-4865-94E2-FE7DC8430E17} 1 NetBt transport currently configured. Autonet address test . . . . . . . : Passed IP loopback ping test. . . . . . . : Passed Default gateway test . . . . . . . : Passed NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed [WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00> 'WorkStation Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined. Winsock test . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Passed List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir NetBT_Tcpip_{A24BEF08-ED5F-4865-94E2-FE7DC8430E17} The redir is bound to 1 NetBt transport. List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser NetBT_Tcpip_{A24BEF08-ED5F-4865-94E2-FE7DC8430E17} The browser is bound to 1 NetBt transport. DC discovery test. . . . . . . . . : Passed DC list test . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed Trust relationship test. . . . . . : Passed Secure channel for domain 'SINGER' is to '\\bo.thesingers.name'. Kerberos test. . . . . . . . . . . : Passed LDAP test. . . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed Bindings test. . . . . . . . . . . : Passed WAN configuration test . . . . . . : Skipped No active remote access connections. Modem diagnostics test . . . . . . : Passed IP Security test . . . . . . . . . : Skipped Thanks
November 7th, 2007 3:19am

Doesyour schema master and at least one GC have at least Windows 2003 SP1 installed?
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November 8th, 2007 10:21am

There is a GC and one server 2003 running SP2.
November 8th, 2007 11:50am

Do you have other DCs that are pre SP1 or Windows 2000? If so you may have to use the command line to install and point setup to the post SP1 DC as you may notbe authenticated to it and therefore setup can't see it.
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November 8th, 2007 12:25pm

This is the only server in the forest.
November 8th, 2007 12:31pm

Can you post the Exchange setup log (probably on the root of C, there may be more info in there.
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November 8th, 2007 2:24pm

There is no install log.
November 9th, 2007 12:16am

Check again there should be several created, depending on how far into the install you got: %SystemDrive%\Exchange\ExchangeSetupLogs\Setup.log will tell you if the prerequisite checks passed and what roles were installed. %SystemDrive%\ExchangeSetupLogs\ExchangeServerMSI.log will tell you if the file extraction was the cause of any errors. %SystemDrive%\ExchangeSetupLogs\Exchange Server Setup Progress.log will tell you what system changes were made during the installation. %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\ Logging\SetupLogs\setup.log tracks operations during install, look here when an install fails. This still sounds like a DNS issue, here is a troubleshooting guide you may find useful: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Bb727055.aspx Erik
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November 9th, 2007 7:40pm

Oh, and to start out with here is a quick DNS query to check: Code Block start > run > cmd >nslookup >set type=srv >_ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.thesingers.name What you should get is a SRV record returned for each GC in the domain 'thesingers.name' as well as the A record pointing you to their IP addresses. Erik
November 9th, 2007 7:44pm

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